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Glenn E. “Bo” Schembechler, Jr., is one of the most respected names in the history of college football. And, no, I’m not saying that just because I graduated from the University of Michigan (twice). He built one of the most successful football programs around, and it excelled for decades. Coach Bo died of heart disease on November 17, 2006, at age 77.

He was survived by his second wife, Kathryn, his son, Glenn III, and two children of his beloved first wife, Millie, whom Bo had adopted (a third adopted son died before him). From an estate planning perspective, Bo did everything right to avoid a family fight after he passed. He created a living trust, which was quite detailed and left the income from his assets to his wife, Kathryn, passing from there to his son Glenn III (known as “Shemy”), and then onto his grandchildren and Kathryn’s grandchildren. He chose Kathryn as his successor trustee to manage his trust after he passed.

As part of this responsibility, Kathryn was required to furnish reports four times each year to Bo’s son, Shemy. Recently, Shemy sued Kathryn in federal court in Columbus, Ohio (home to the school which was Bo’s chief rival, which shall remain nameless here). Shemy alleged she hadn’t furnished the reports as required by the trust and Ohio law. It appears, according to Shemy’s attorneys, that Kathryn hasn’t shared any financial information with him since Bo died almost three years ago. The lawsuit includes a letter written football programs around, and it excelled for decades.

Coach Bo died of heart disease on November 17, 2006, at age 77. He was survived by his second wife, Kathryn, his son, Glenn III, and two children of his beloved first wife, Millie, whom Bo had adopted (a third adopted son died before him).

Continued here: Bo Schembechler’s son sues his stepmom over trust

Posted by: Author and probate attorney Andrew W. Mayoras, co-author of Trial & Heirs: Famous Fortune Fights! and co-founder and shareholder of The Center for Probate Litigation and http://www.brmmlaw.com/in metro-Detroit, Michigan, which concentrate in probate litigation, estate planning, and elder law. You can email him at blog @ trialandheirs.com.